National Rifle Association of America

It doesn't matter whether ''federal campaign donation limits are lifted'' because as soon as laws and regulations are put in place or changed, organizations will find the legal loopholes and/or circumvent the restrictions. PACs and super PACs are required by law to disclose all their donors of over $200. However, 501(c) organizations (which are defined by the IRS as "social welfare" organizations) are only required to disclose their spending on political activity and are not required to disclose their donors. They may also participate in political campaigns and elections, as long as the organization's "primary purpose" is the promotion of...

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It doesn't matter whether ''federal campaign donation limits are lifted'' because as soon as laws and regulations are put in place or changed, organizations will find the legal loopholes and/or circumvent the restrictions.PACs and super PACs are...

Rep. Charlie Dent's first vote (in the House Appropriations Committee) on guns after the mass shooting in Charleston, S.C., was to block federal funding for gun violence research.
It's an insult to the more than 30,000 Americans killed with guns every...

Although I found little humor in Bill White's satirical column, "Be sure to wear your dress holster to church," his satire revealed a subject largely ignored by the media.In his column, he mocks the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre,...

Like so many Americans, I continue to be dumbfounded by the fact that we cannot pass simple background check laws for gun buyers.We, again, hear from the National Rifle Association that we should shoot back and carry weapons everywhere we go. The...

HARRISBURG — State lawmakers are taking aim at passing two gun bills that were previously shot down by a state court.One bill would require the Pennsylvania State Police to send all existing mental health data to the National Instant Criminal Background...

I did a satirical column Sunday that drew on the argument that the Charleston church shooting could have been prevented if churchgoers were armed. One NRA board member went so far as to blame the church's pastor for opposing looser...

"May I help you?" asked the priest.
"I think it's the other way around, Father," said a man carrying a suitcase. He stuck his hand out. "Nick Flint, National Rifle Association church outreach coordinator for eastern...

HARRISBURG — A state court has struck down as illegal a 2014 law that had many communities, including Allentown and Bethlehem, fearful of being sued by the National Rifle Association if they enacted tougher gun laws than allowed by state law.The cities,...

America experiences about 33,000 gun deaths every year — 88 per day. Another 70,000 people are wounded. The deaths break down as about 60 percent suicides, 37 percent homicides and 3 percent accidents and police shootings. Guns are the No. 2 cause of...

The Charleston, S.C., hate crime, allegedly committed by Dylann Roof, is a sad example of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre's dictum that "If guns are outlawed, only the bad guys will have guns."For all practical...

It's back, or at least, it's going to be back.
Last Tuesday, state Rep. Frank Farina, a Democrat from Lackawanna County, held a news conference in Harrisburg to announce he intends to introduce legislation to end the ban on Sunday hunting in...

Despite that there really are no hunting grounds in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, township officials altered a law to make the outdoor sport legal – though a celebration of the hunt was not their motivation.Council voted unanimously Wednesday night...

Come to the rally and bring your gun! This is not an unusual invitation these days. It is a sure way to attract a crowd that can be manipulated by a few leaders. A gun in hand acts like a drug. It gives the participant a feeling of power way beyond his...

Mark Porcaro's letter to the editor criticized CeaseFirePA board member Fritz Walker's Your View, which described ongoing National Rifle Association efforts to block legislation to make those on the FBI's Terrorist Watchlist "prohibited...

Reading the March 29 edition, I noted the all-too-common stories of people with criminal records on the street, committing another crime. I also read the Your View by Fritz Walker of the anti-gun group CeaseFirePA.
The National Rifle Association, nor any...

I am the average law-abiding gun owner who values my life. My state constitution tells me I have a right to bear arms. Pennsylvania gun law tells me I can protect my individual life from death, serious bodily injury, kidnapping and rape.And this is what I...

Casey, Toomey split ahead of nomination voteThe U.S. Senate could vote this week on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, and Pennsylvania's two senators say they will be on opposite sides of that vote.Democrat Bob Casey will be backing Lynch,...

I am appalled by the rapid assault on municipalities by outside gun groups in the aftermath of Act 192, forcing them to repeal local gun ordinances. This legislation unfairly threatens our communities with paying the entire bill for legal expenses...

As gun-rights groups galvanize around a new Pennsylvania law making it easier to challenge local gun laws, Bethlehem City Council this week began the process of removing an old gun permit fee from its books.The $2 fee isn't consistent with state law...

Bowing to pressure from pro-gun groups, Allentown Council repealed several sections of the city's gun ordinance Wednesday in hopes of avoiding a lawsuit.
The vote, which was unanimous, came in the aftermath of several lawsuits filed against cities across...